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compofition ; and the paffazes are, in moft 
inflances, wild and unconnected; yet a 
certain {pirit and animated expreffion per- 
vade the whole, and evince a glow of teel_ 
Ing only known to ftrong natural talent. 
<¢ Beliewe my Vows.” A favourite Song, fung 
by Mr. Braham. Compofed by F. Mazzin- 
ghi, Ejg. ts. 
This little air exhibits much of that 
tafte generally found in Mr. Mazzinghr’s 
vocal productions. The expreffion is every 
where juft, and if the p-ffages are not per- 
fetly original, their fkilful arrangement 
produces much of the effect of novelty. 
Six Sonatinas for the Piano-forte. Compofed by 
W. Horfley, Muf. Bac. Oxon. 6s. 
Thefe Sonatinas, which Mr. Horfley 
has exprefsly written for his ‘* young pu- 
pils,”” not only poffefs much of that fim- 
plicity and familiarity proper to compo- 
fitions intended for the improvement of 
early practitioners, but are di(tinguifhed 
by a more pleafing and attractive ttyle of 
melody than we generally find in publica- 
tions of this kind. 
The Chantreufe. A favourite Country-dance, ar- 
ranged, asa Rondo, for the Piano-fortc, by 
F.S. Peile. 15. 
Ever happy to take dawning genius un- 
der our protection, it is with pleafure we 
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Retrofpedi of the Fine Arts.” 
[April 1, 
embrace this opportunity of recommending 
the prefent juvenile production to the no- 
tice of the lovers of good piano-forte mu- 
fic. Mafter Peile has fo greatly pleated 
_us in this early effort, that we hope the 
fale of the piece will encourage him to pro- 
ceed in this department of his profeffional 
{tudies. 
‘© Lucy.” Written by Mr. Anderfon. Compofed 
by Thomas Thompfon, Organift, Newcaftle- 
upon-Tyne. 15. 
The melody of this little ballad is fimple, 
pleafing, and tenderly characteriltic; and 
the accompaniments and fymphonies ex- 
hibit fancy and ingenuity. ‘The merit of 
the words forms another attraction. They 
are conceived with delicacy and pathos, 
and do great credit to Mr. Anderfon’s ta- 
Jents in lyrical compofition. 
The Invitation, a favourite Song. The Words by 
fobn Bell, and by bim dedicated to Mifs 
Ann Coulthred. Set to Mufic by Thomas 
Toompfon, Organif?, Newcafile-upon- Tyne. 15. 
Of this Song we cannot fpeak in high 
terms. A lefs inviting Invitation, either 
with refpeét to the words or the muific, 
fcarcely ever came under our notice. The 
air, if fuch we may call it, is tune without 
melody ; and the poetry is fo unpoetic as 
not to poffefs either idea or yerfification, - 
MONTHLY RETROSPECT OF THE FINE ARTS, 
(Communications and the Loan of all new Prints are requefied.) 
The Battle of the Nile. P. F. de Loutherbourg 
ginxit. ‘Ff. Fittler feulpt. ’ 
ONSIDERING the importance of the 
\y Britifh navy, and the number and 
talents of our artifts, it is rather extraor- 
dinary that we have had fo few very dif- 
tinguiflied marine painters. The moft 
eminent men in that branch of the arts 
have been imported from Holland; and 
we have had Vans without number, many 
of whom proved, by their delineations, 
that they were as weli acquainted with the 
rigging of a fhip, as the molt fkilful fur- 
geon is with the anatomy of the human 
body: but although their pictures pre- 
fented the ropes and rigging wiih the ri- 
gid correétnefs and exact attention of a 
botanical painter, yet their delineations 
have not in general heen calculated either 
to delight the eye or gratify the mind. 
The faét is, that in al] reprefentations of 
éngagements by fea there muft neceffa- 
: rily be a degree of famenefs; yet, in 
Loutherbourg’s piétures, there is fuch vi- 
gour of mind, ipirit of conception, and 
fplendour of colouring, that they havea 
magical effeét, not often found in the 
works of other artifts; and that buftle 
which pervades them all, and which in 
fome fubjects produces fomewhat that 
borders upon French flutter, in defigns of 
this defcription gives an intereft and ani- 
mation to the whole picture, that fills the — 
eye and imprefles the mind. 
To reduce fuch a delineation as this to 
lack and white, and prelerve its original 
fpirit, is no eafy tafk. Mr. Fittler has, 
perhaps, executed the tafk as well as any 
other man inthe fhrpping, figures, fky, 
&c. but the water is not wholly what we 
could with; itiJl it is on the whole a very 
fine print, and to thofe who are partial to 
views of naval engagerrents, the fubject 
mu‘ render it in an eminent degree in- 
tei efting. | 
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